ある司教のもとで、信者数は3500ほど減りました(全体の6%を超える)。同じ時期に名古屋教区では信者数は2000ほど増えました。東京大司教区では信者は一万増えました。さて、上記の司教は名古屋教区に任命されました。名古屋教区に何が起こるか、皆さんの想像力にお任せします。
Statistics | fonte: | http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dosak.html | ||||||||||
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
Diocese of Osaka | ||||||||||||
1950 | 10,110 | 7,952,905 | 0.10% | 47 | 55 | 102 | 99 | 42 | 451 | 35 | ap1951 | |
Archdiocese of Osaka | ||||||||||||
1970 | 50,853 | 12,917,024 | 0.40% | 55 | 174 | 229 | 222 | 209 | 899 | 73 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 56,944 | 14,340,980 | 0.40% | 48 | 168 | 216 | 263 | 1 | 210 | 851 | 79 | ap1981 |
1990 | 54,519 | 15,245,569 | 0.40% | 54 | 157 | 211 | 258 | 200 | 779 | 81 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 55,871 | 15,313,000 | 0.40% | 51 | 142 | 193 | 289 | 172 | 711 | 78 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 55,920 | 15,340,936 | 0.40% | 51 | 135 | 186 | 300 | 161 | 714 | 78 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 56,103 | 15,453,402 | 0.40% | 51 | 130 | 181 | 309 | 1 | 163 | 700 | 78 | ap2002 |
2002 | 56,114 | 15,454,494 | 0.40% | 53 | 126 | 179 | 313 | 1 | 154 | 710 | 78 | ap2003 |
2003 | 55,736 | 15,466,757 | 0.40% | 54 | 125 | 179 | 311 | 1 | 152 | 687 | 78 | ap2004 |
2004 | 55,732 | 15,502,027 | 0.40% | 55 | 118 | 173 | 322 | 1 | 143 | 685 | 77 | ap2005 |
2013 | 52,425 | 15,424,517 | 0.30% | 43 | 113 | 156 | 336 | 1 | 138 | 639 | 81 | ap2014 |